Battle of Samarkand (712)
| Battle of Samarkand (712) | |||||||||
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| Part of Muslim conquest of Transoxiana | |||||||||
Sogdian mural depicting the Ummayads sieging Samarkand | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Umayyad Caliphate |
Sogdian city-states Kingdom of Tashkent Ikhshids of Sogdia Gokturk Khaganate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Qutayba ibn Muslim Abdul Rahman ibn Muslim Salih ibn Muslim |
Gurak Inel Qaghan | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000 men | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||||
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The Battle of Samarkand was a military engagement between the Umayyads and the Sogdian ruler of Samarkand. The battle ended in Umayyad victory and the conquest of Samarkand.